Sr Data Strategist

At the NBA, we're passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball. Through the intensity of the game and the amazing athletic skill of our players, we deliver excitement to hundreds of millions of fans around the world. As a global sports and media business, the NBA is so much more. While Basketball Operations runs the league's on-court activities, other departments manage relationships with television and digital media partners, develop marketing partnerships with some of the world's most recognizable companies, oversee the licensing of NBA merchandise, and handle a wide range of responsibilities that drive the NBA's success.

The Customer Data Strategy (CDS) team is transforming the NBA by using data to connect fans to the experiences they love and to help them discover new ones. Our team is constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to build deeper relationships with our fans.

The incumbent will be focused on deploying a Customer Relationship Marketing practice that will transform the NBA's interactions with fans, deepening engagement, driving revenue, and creating a lifetime love of the game. This person will wear many hats focusing on data strategy beginning with identifying/sizing opportunities for fan data capture, overseeing the implementation of those opportunities via marketing and partnerships, maximizing the utilization of the data by delivering engaging experiences and content, and helping to quantify the value of the data we have on our fans.

Responsibilities

Work cross functionally with NY-based CDS team and the Canada and LATAM Marketing teams to ensure regional fan acquisition and engagement efforts align with global strategies and goals

Set baseline foundation for growing marketable base through a robust audience development and data capture strategy

Partner across functions and partners to implement and track results

Develop baseline goals and forecasts for growth

Develop and implement data capture standards based on market prioritization and policies

Demonstrated success in evangelizing the purpose of an enterprise global team within a highly matrixed environment

Ability to juggle multiple priorities with many stakeholders

Experience supporting an International business or partners

Educational Background Required:

BA/BS

Advanced degree preferred but not necessary

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